Sportista : female fandom in the United States /

Markovits, Andrei S.

Sportista : female fandom in the United States / Andrei S. Markovits, Emily K. Albertson. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012. - x, 258 pages ; 24 cm. - Politics, history and social change . - Politics, history, and social change. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Youth : the origins of gender difference in sport -- Women in men's worlds : process of exclusion and suppression of females in male-dominated realms other than sport -- Women as sports producers : progress and problems -- Fandom and the typical female sports fan -- Sportista I : professional women in the contested space of sports media : issues of entry and acceptance -- Sportista II : following as a hobby, the a-typical female sports fan : superfans in their own right, with their own voice, and speaking their own language -- Introduction -- Conclusion.

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Women sports spectators--United States.
Sports--Sociological aspects.
Women--Social life and customs.
Gender identity.
Women sports spectators.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Women's Studies.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Sociology of Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION--General.
Gender identity.
Sports--Sociological aspects.
Women--Social life and customs.
Women sports spectators.
Sport.
Publikum.
Frau.
Geschlechtsunterschied.


United States.
USA.

GV 715 .M35 2012